CHP QA – SEPA Links for purposes of SEPA's Thermal Treatment Guidelines

General Access
http://www.chpqa.com/
http://www.chpqa.com/html/about.htm
Plain English, non technical introduction to Good quality Combined Heat & Power
http://www.chpfocus.co.uk/
Latest version of General overview of CHPQA and standards expected
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/documents/CHPQA_Standard_Issue3.pdf
Forms etc for CHPQA; while not an absolute requirement for SEPA’s TT Guidelines the forms provide a structured approach to calculating relevant efficiency and quality index (QI) factors.
http://www.chpqa.com/html/forms.htm
Useful contacts for areas associated with CHP QA.
http://www.chpqa.com/html/contacts.htm
Guidance Note 00 introducing and explaining how CHP QA guidance notes can be used.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_00.pdf
Provides the generic definition of Good CHP and provides an introduction to the topic.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_10.pdf
Provides the definition for CHP.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_11.pdf
Provides Guidance on how to monitor for CHP
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_13.pdf
Provides Guidance on defining energy inputs and ensuring that correct terms and values are used.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_14.pdf
Provides Guidance on defining power outputs and ensuring that correct terms and values are used
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_15.pdf
Provides Guidance on defining heat outputs and ensuring that correct terms and values are used
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_16.pdf
Provides Guidance on defining alternate energy inputs and ensuring that correct terms
and values are used
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_29.pdf
Guidance for the special case of community schemes
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_30.pdf
Guidance for the special case of small <2MWe schemes
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_31.pdf
Use of CHPQA to obtain Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) Including Under a Banded Obligation (expected to apply from April 2009). This banding scheme is the principle guidance document for determining the factors to be used to calculation QI for different combustion an dfuel types.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GUIDANCE_NOTE_44.pdf
Worked example; small CHP scheme
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/Appendix_1.pdf
Worked example; CCGT with mixed fuels CHP scheme
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/Appendix_2.pdf
Determination of Useful Heat Output by Direct Use of Gas Turbine (or Engine) Exhaust Gases
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/Appendix_3.pdf
Guidance on providing diagrams for CHP schemes
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/GENERIC_SCHEME_ENERGY_FLOW_DIAGRAMS.pdf
Source of information on various British and international standards to be used when determining
CHP QA
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/SummaryofStandards.pdf
A Glossary of terms used in Guidance.
https://www.chpqa.com/guidance_notes/Glossary.pdf
Guidance Notes Index Page
http://www.chpqa.com/html/notes.htm

The above list is not exhaustive and there are other Guidance Notes that may be relevant depending on the circumstances; for example dealing with uncertainty. In this case you should go to the Guidance Notes page